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The angled tiny house's distinct shape recalls a folded leaf—a nod to the homeowner’s love of nature. The rear facade is clad in pine that's punctuated by elongated shutters that create the effect of sunlight being filtered through treetops.

A 1'5" by 2'6" Mondrianesque boucherouite.

Architect Barbara Bestor added a striped floor of Santander Granada Tile, Douglas Fir cladding, and Granada Serengeti tile flipped to create a one-of-a-kind pattern on the wall.

The master bath commands one of the best views in the house.

Natural wooden walls clad the dining room corner, while a marigold lantern hangs above.

LIVE. LOVE. LOFT.

The panel of judges awarded Best Material to Mosa.

Bestor Architecture, Blackbirds, Echo Park, Los Angeles Blackbirds is a development of eighteen houses embedded in the hills of Echo Park; a progressive solution for high-quality dense housing in a city with little available land. The homes range from 1,200 to 1,900 square feet and are built around a living street; a central courtyard that comprises both landscape and parking areas, and serves as a stage for larger community functions. The placement of the houses in the hills mimics the older wooden houses of the area and deploys a strategy of “stealth density,” combining several houses into a single house-shaped volume. For instance, two free-standing houses are connected by flashing and the roofline creates the illusion of one house mass. Three houses, whose separation is masked, creates the illusion of two houses. This conceals the density of units by maintaining the neighborhood shape and landscape across the site. The community is a blend of private, semi-private, and public space, and promotes a sense of neighborhood by encouraging interaction and exchange.

For their 2012 'Best of Boston' issue, Boston Magazine commissioned the designer to create a toolkit, which included various sub-section headers, opening DPS, and lock-up for the table of contents.

Beats by Dre office by Barbara Bestor

And the winner for Best Craftsmanship went to Kaikado (even though their design hasn't changed since 1875!).

A closer look at the shadow-casting type.

Tanya Wexler and Amy Zimmerman linger in the breezeway designed to draw eyes, and footsteps, from the driveway through the house to the gently sloping backyard and swimming pool beyond.

A tree grows through the center of the cabin, which is elevated 26 feet in the air and supported by thin metal pillars.

“Opening up the view from the fields to the garden changes the way the whole flat functions,

The architects created built-in storage to show off Frank and Amy’s extensive LEGO collection. A glimpse of the couple’s collection can be seen on the left.

“As an architect, I’m interested in making social hubs and creating communities that people feel connected to tribally," Bestor says.

In the development, single-family residences, duplexes, and triplexes are centered on a internal street. Parking is located at the rear of the houses, in order to avoid hindering community interaction.

The editors' pick for Best Wallcovering went to Trove. Here's a selection of their new Redux wallpaper, which is PVC-free and made from 31 percent post-consumer recycled material.

Golran won for Best Carpet and Flooring. In one of their lines, they cut squares of vintage rugs and stitch them together to create a "new" one.

Best Booth went to AF NY.

The Chore Glove, $18 at bestmadeco.com These Italian-made cowhide gloves are considered the gold standard for those who want to avoid getting their hands dirty.

805 by Braven, $200. Available in nine vibrant colorways, the 805 wireless Bluetooth speaker by Braven is not meant to blend quietly into your decor, but interact with and enhance it.

Prism by Lexon, $55. This adorable clock radio and rechargeable speaker designed by Joe Doucet appears to recline backward on whatever surface it rests.

Blackbirds, with its community- and pedestrian-friendly design, is a “first step” toward creating senior housing within an urban context.

The vanity countertop is Corian's Glacier White. The sconces are Glo-Ball designs by Jasper Morrison for Flos.

The shower, whose fixtures are also from Waterworks, includes a bench seat.

"Around the time we were thinking of moving back [to San Francisco], I took a trip to Marfa, Texas, and fell in love with the agelessness of Donald Judd’s work," says Amy. "I liked the idea of having a classic American reference to the space, since we are influenced as much from America as we are by Asian culture."

The shower is flanked by walls covered in Dal Tile in Arctic White.

Brandon and Amy set up different workstations in the living area.

The vanity mirror reflects the random tile pattern throughout. The fixtures are Flyte from Waterworks in a chrome finish.